Volenta

#npc

What we know

Puppet-master of false Court of Wolves; party learned after hideout debrief with Dr. Rudolph van Richten and Father Lucian Petrovich (Session 18 @ 02:14:56)
Driving Volenta from Vallaki effectively dismantled the Court—hideout routed Session 18; Strahd von Zarovich acknowledged party thwarted her at coup (Session 20 @ 00:25:22)
Thralls in hideout referred to her as "mistress" (Session 17 @ 01:39:24)
Undead woman; tattered yellow ball gown torn to knee length; mask carved from human skull (Session 17 @ 03:21:38)
Sildir Divine Sense: powerful undead presence stronger than other hideout undead (Session 17 @ 02:52:51)
Surprise ambush in alchemical lab; party unloaded readied attacks as she entered (Session 17 @ 03:21:38)
Mercurio Hold Person failed surprise round; succeeded round 1—paralyzed (Session 17 @ 03:22:45)
Saturno Celestial Revelation + Action Surge crit barrage bloodied her; phase 2: "You'll make a fine thrall" (Session 17 @ 03:43:28)
Used charred wooden smoke stick—20-ft opaque cloud; avoids opportunity attacks; session paused mid-combat (Session 17 @ 03:56:06)
Session 18 round 2: smoke cloud; four patrolling assassins reinforced; unmasked Sylalys impaled one from behind (Session 18 @ 08:27)
Irredel Turn Undead frightened/incapacitated assassins; party finished them after Volenta fled (Session 18 @ 15:57)
Escaped hideout through dungeon hazards—too slippery to catch (Session 18 @ 01:38:23)
Per Dr. Rudolph van Richten: one of Strahd's brides; led false Court eliminating threats to Strahd's rule (Session 18 @ 02:14:56)
Targets included Father Lucian Petrovich, seer Arabelle, and (via Izek) Lady Fiona Wachter (Session 18 @ 02:14:56)
Claimed she would prove herself Strahd's true gem of Ravenloft (Session 18 @ 54:48)

How we met

Court hideout alchemical lab ambush during Session 17 (Session 17 @ 03:21:38).

Open questions

Unconfirmed: current whereabouts after hideout escape (Session 18 @ 01:38:23)